Who am I to say: “Hey, these are the best albums of 2010″ or “yo buddy, listen to me, best records right here, check it out” I don’t even play a damn instrument, so I just can’t do that this year(check out my snobby 2008 or 2009 lists though). My final year end list is full of artists and friends that I work with and signed so I had to switch it up a bit here and include musicians that aren’t really in the ISO50/Moodgadget/Ghostly International bubble…yet.

I put together this list of albums that makes me feel good about digging for music everyday, its a job that ISO50 and Ghostly International let me do and i’m very grateful. These albums simply make me as happy as can be, sure there are going to be critics that fill their lists out with artists that sell out arenas but thats not the point here, this list is purely for a unique listening session. I numbered them as a fun activity for myself to do while I sat at a coffee shop making the small banners, I think the order came out pretty well and it hasn’t changed since I sat down and made it last week which is a relief.

I want to thank WordPress for making this playlist way easier to make then I thought it would be but it wouldn’t let me put it in the order I wanted it in *curses the sky*. I linked all the music to purchase, I know I hardly ever do that on the day to day because I find half the fun in hearing new music is the hunt for more of it. Look for my favorite 50 songs of 2010, hopefully i’ll be able to post those early December.

@GRALLAN thanks man, Gold Panda is on Ghostly so I couldn’t do it. So is Matthew Dear, Mux Mool, Shigeto, School Of 7 Bells, etc the list goes on, I would have had to just rank those all and it would be a mess

Stella says:

Jakub
I think making a good playlist takes a large amount of skill and creativity and you shouldnt dismiss that.
People read this blog and look at your musical selections because you too, in a way, are an artist.
This playlist (awesome!) is *your* best of the year.

Excellent list. I’ve had Emerald’s album on my “to listen” list, and I think it’s about time I gave them the time. I also discovered Com Truise through his remix on Neon Indian’s “Sleep Paralysist.” Amazing stuff to say the least. I’m glad I found out he has a self-released EP. Thanks so much for the blog post.

I picked up Tame Impala’s album the other day, partly on a whim and partly on the advice of this post.

I was actually quite impressed. I didn’t think I’d really like it (it’s currently on ‘play to death’ mode on Triple J, usually means I’ll be sick of it within a fortnight), but I was pleasantly surprised.

Thanks for liking something I wouldn’t have liked unless someone else did first :)

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Joey says:

Artur says:

Well, i didn´t knew The Soft Moon, i got the album and was listening to it on my iPod when i left work and it was already dark and raining.. and the music just suited perfectly with the environment around me.. the city lights, traffic, rain, darkness… awesome.